Abstract

This collection consists of papers documenting the
activities of the Col. Fred B. Bogan Camp No. 14, United Spanish War Veterans,
including correspondence, reports, minutes, and membership and financial
records.

Historical Sketch

An amalgamation of several veterans' groups, the United Spanish War Veterans
organization was established nation-wide in 1904 and was composed of veterans
of the War with Spain and the campaigns in the Philippines and in China. Col.
Fred B. Bogan Camp No. 14 was named for Fred B. Bogan, who commanded the 9th
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Cuba in 1898. Col. Bogan died in August
1898 at his home in Charlestown, Mass., from an illness contracted during the
Cuban campaign.

Collection Description

This collection consists of loose papers and record volumes documenting the
activities of the Col. Fred B. Bogan Camp No. 14, United Spanish War Veterans,
1900-1934. Loose papers include correspondence, reports of officers and
committees, meeting minutes, applications, and financial papers. Record volumes
include membership records, financial records, and meeting minutes. There are
gaps in the records, and some records may be missing from the collection.

Preferred Citation

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:

Bogan, Fred B., 1851-1898.

Subjects:

Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--History,
Military.

Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--Societies,
etc.

Veterans--Massachusetts--Charlestown.

Veterans--Massachusetts--Societies,
etc.

Spanish-American War, 1898--Societies,
etc.

Spanish-American War, 1898--Veterans.

Collection processed by Katherine H. Griffin,
August 2013.

Encoded by Susan Martin,
August 2013

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